Good hype-rising episode. But there were 3 moments I didn't like:
*Jaime escaping. He is both Cercei's lover/brother AND her main army general. Searching for him should have been absolutely paramount for Daenerys forces above anything else. Tyrion should also have assumed that he was drowning, so he should have tried to make a case to try fishing him out.
*Both the meeting of Tyrion+Jaime and the Brotherhood on the jail felt quite rushed and almost dumped on us. Should have been big moments, but were barely touched.
The rest though, was pretty good:
*Varys seems to be legit. He apparently really is in for the best of the common people. I assume he was the one that contacted Bronn. Still unsure what will be his final master move, though.
*Tyrion is drinking again!
*Lena Headey has been great as Cercei lately. She really looks out of fucks.
*Cercei suggestion of punishing Bronn: some foreshadowing?
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They are beautiful aren't they? Jon: "Not the word I was.." Dany's murdering stare.
*Ser Davos still having the best lines. The moment he said that he had some business in KL, I raised my fist.
*Gendry is now pretty talkative and earnest. Seeing Melissandre naked up-close tends to do that. The tit-for-tat with Jon was a nice callback to the meeting of Robert and Ned from the very first episode. The Bastard bros.
*Jorah really did get in time to meet Daenery's latest crush. And by that last glance on the boat, it seems he is not returning. Best Mormont is still alive anyway.
*That casual revelation. From Gilly, of all people.
*Unsure what will be Sam's role now. Perhaps reveal the identity of the Night King? He has a valyrian sword, though.
*I think Arya and Sansa are acting on character. They both have always been at odds at each other, and Sansa has been shown multiple times how displeased she is with her being passed by as Queen in the North. And Arya can tell.
*Littlefinger clearly is the one messing with the leaders, to support Sansa instead.
*Arya being so overtly open on trailing Littlefinger, with no mask or anything, made it seems like she is doing it on purpose. Littlefinger is for sure not done yet, though.
*While I don't support Daenerys approach, there is merit on the execution of the Tarlys: They both were oathbreakers and also participated on defeating/murdering their own kin. And practically spitted on the offer of taking the Black. Has she not followed through, she would have been seen as weak/naive by everyone (instead of good willed), including the Dothraki. And by doing it openly, she forced the remaining doubters to pledge alliance as well as cutting any further dissidence. So in essence, it saved lives.
Still, she should have consulted Tyrion first, before doing her speech. AND should have commanded everyone to search for Jaime.
*The preview looks insane. Need to start taking bets.
Extra:
> Ser Davos is their main sailsman + scoundrel. He is their best chance to quickly return to KL and try to pass through the guards there. So, it's wise for him not to risk it. Plus, he knows the party is unbalanced. Luckily, Benjen is still around.
>On the
Behind the scenes video, D&D made it sound like they were the ones that came up with the idea on how to re-introduce Gendry (via Davos). Which I guess is possible, since George is likely still trying to figure out small details like that.
>On Cercei being pregnant: probably already mentioned, but there was a
small scene on S04E01 where Qyburn apparently is treating her for some "symptoms". I recalled it, and think it's foreshadowing that she cannot longer be so. That would add weight to her despair, after all her children died. Specially since Tywin hammered her about Legacy being everything.
Also, the witch prophecy does foretell that she will only have 3 offsprings. So -either way-, she knows it's not happening, thus is deliberately lying to Jaime.
